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minus-squareWhatASave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 year agoWhat the fuck does that even mean lol. I didn’t think dark mode even did that?
minus-squarenew_guy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 year agoIt kinda does if your screen is OLED. The black pixels are actually turned off on OLED screens. On other type of screens - like LCD - the backlight is always turned on
minus-squareKnusper@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoYep, but then we are talking about actually black backgrounds, which is normally a big no-no in UI design.
minus-squareViper_NZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoA black pixel in an LCD is in the ‘on’ position with voltage applied. So dark mode uses more power on an LCD, though the number is small.
minus-squaredukeGR4@monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoWith OLED, yeah it is indeed more sustainable cause less energy usage but damn it’s a stupid thing to say and remind from their end. It’s already implied
What the fuck does that even mean lol. I didn’t think dark mode even did that?
It kinda does if your screen is OLED. The black pixels are actually turned off on OLED screens.
On other type of screens - like LCD - the backlight is always turned on
Yep, but then we are talking about actually black backgrounds, which is normally a big no-no in UI design.
A black pixel in an LCD is in the ‘on’ position with voltage applied. So dark mode uses more power on an LCD, though the number is small.
With OLED, yeah it is indeed more sustainable cause less energy usage but damn it’s a stupid thing to say and remind from their end. It’s already implied